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Democrats who are aware of the dangers and have worked in Congress for some time see this as an opportunity to get out.
Alan Lowenthal (D–CA), a five-term congressman, is the latest to go. Lowenthal, the 20th Democrat in this group, will retire at the close of the term or be moving on. He’s 80 years old and has been serving in political positions since 1992, almost thirty years.
Serving the 47th District in California for nearly 10 years, Washington, D.C., has led me to make the decision not to seek reelection as Congressman in 2022. Read my full statement to my constituents: https://t.co/jZm8VdXvz7
— Rep. Alan Lowenthal (@RepLowenthal) December 16, 2021
There are usually a lot retirements following the holidays. Democrats should be concerned by the fact that so many have already retired, even more may come from California.
Keep in mind how many California Dems over 75. I would assume there will be more retirements. Lowenthal is not the only one. https://t.co/SwmGwIl6hv
— Drew Savicki (@DrewSav) December 16, 2021
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) pointed to Lowenthal’s exit as the latest sign that Democrats know they are in trouble going into 2022. “Democrats have a full-blown retirement crisis on their hand because voters are rejecting their agenda of higher prices, higher crime, and open borders,” they said in a statement.
On top of what would normally be a tough time for the party in the White House at midterms, you also have a very unpopular Joe Biden with a lot of issues including soaring inflation that Americans are laying at his doorstep. The November election was a great success for Republicans. You also find polls that show Americans prefer Republicans to Democrats when it comes to their Congressional choices.
The Hill
Respondents polled by the American Public Survey, 44% to 34% gave Republicans a 10 point advantage over Democrats. That’s up from a 2-point advantage from the same survey in October.
The Hill reviewed the survey and found that the GOP had a lead of at least two-digits on this question in a CNBC/NBC poll. The poll is similar to other polls which show Democrats losing on the generic vote, but few others have displayed such large Republican leads.
In a normal midterm — without all those other factors — the party in the White House might lose on average 25 seats and right now, Democrats currently have a 222-213 lead.
Joe Biden made this garbled comment about the midterms, ranting, “Get ready, bal, you’re gonna in for a problem.” In addition to not being English, even CNN then followed up his comment with why what Biden said didn’t make a lot of sense and that the Democrats had a problem on their hands.
PRES. PRES. You’re gonna in for a problem!” pic.twitter.com/zFO9WSqNtq
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 15, 2021
The question at this point isn’t if Republicans are going to win, it seems to me, it’s by how much.
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